Fun Craft: Multi-Generational Twist On 'Turkey Hand'

Thursday, November 16th 2017, 2:32 PM CST

Northeastern State University's Dr. Linda Wilson visited News On 6 at Noon with a fun twist on a traditional Thanksgiving craft - the turkey hand. While your family is sharing stories together this holiday, make a multi-generational turkey hand.

Take a moment to trace the hand of everyone in the group. You can include family friends who are visiting as well. These hand prints will become the feathers of the turkey.

In future years, the little ones can look back and see how small their hands used to be.

Supplies needed for this project include the following:

Glue stick or liquid glue such as Elmer’s Glue

Scissors

Colored construction paper or various scrap booking paper

Pattern for turkey head and waddle (included with this information)

A 2.5” - 3” circle to trace for the turkey body

Picture frame to hold this beautiful piece of holiday art

1. Gather fall colors of card stock or construction paper for the back feathers of the turkey. Try using everyone’s favorite color. Use enough different colors for the number of members in your family for a very colorful turkey.

2. Trace everyone’s hands on the card stock or construction paper using a pencil. Use the SAME HAND for each hand print—either all right hands or all left hands.

5. You will need a 2.5"-3” circle of brown paper for the brown body for the turkey. You could use a brown paper bag if necessary.

6. Now lay each hand out largest to smallest. Start stacking them with the largest on the bottom and stagger them to make the back feathers of the turkey. Try to do these in birth order of the children in your family.

7. Use a glue stick or liquid glue to attach all the hands together and let dry. Please in a frame and you have a family heirloom of different generations in your family.

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